Cardiology

Here are seven cardiologists stepping into new roles since Nov. 16:

Dr. Samin Sharma was appointed director of New York City-based Mount Sinai Cardiovascular Clinical Institute.

Researchers from Boston-based Brighams and Women's Hospital found shingles led to an almost 30 percent higher risk of major cardiovascular events over 12 years.

Cardiac surgeons at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, part of the Hackensack Meridian health system, performed the first-in-human Impella RP Flex heart pump implant on Nov. 8.

The American College of Cardiology is partnering with Osso VR to provide VR training to cardiovascular professionals.

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital opened a heart center for amyloid conditions.

Here are six tools, guideline updates, programs and other advancements in cardiology treatment covered by Becker's since Oct. 10:

Here are five heart center and program openings, closings and upgrades since Nov. 2:

Sandusky, Ohio-based Firelands Regional Medical Center is closing its award-winning open heart surgery program after 23 years, the Sandusky Register reported Nov. 15.

Researchers found that professional societies in cardiology are more likely to award men and white individuals than women and minority groups, tctMD reported Nov. 15.